When On Tick released their debut album, Nothing New, towards the end of 2021 they were already in a state of change as it had been recorded as a trio of brothers Brendan (vocals and drums) and Aidan O'Loughlin (vocals, guitar) along with bassist Matt Hammond who also...

I think from the cover that The Traditional Aliens inhabit a world which contains knitted female dwarves, although I could well be wrong. This is both the debut and third album by the guys, who recently changed their name from Infinity following on from their 2017...

Mike Baker has been involved in both the Australian and NZ music scenes since the Eighties, running the import/export operations for Australia’s Hot Records at one point, releasing an album himself as a member of Not Really Anything and also managing Glide. Last year...

Here we have the latest single from Anthony’s album Pilgrimage To the Sea, where he says he is not getting any younger, something I can really relate to given I am 60 in just a few months and certainly act a lot more than I used to. Mind you, I don’t think every day...

They may not have released any new material in 2022, but everyone knew the boys were working on their next album, and if you were fortunate enough to see them play then you will have already heard this as they were using this as the opening number. In many ways this...

I have been a fan of Ten ever since I heard their debut album more than 25 years ago. Back then they were deliberately following a musical path quite different to the rest of the compatriots, produced song-based melodic rock heavily reliant on the vocals of Gary...

Just 11 months on from their fifteenth studio album and the band were back with their sixteenth, which was recorded at the same time as their fifteenth, although according to the press release this only had two guitarists with the departure of John Halliwell, who had...

This six-track, 31-minute-long release is the follow-up to ‘Ember Days’, and Weingarten says he wanted to continue on from where that one left off, and also explore a much wider musical palette instead of restricting himself mostly to guitar. While he provides...

Most of the sessions recorded under the magnolia tree at the Anti-Corporate Music/Black Matter Mastering headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, by owner Dan Emery are individual artists or duos, but here we have a trio. Douglas Francisco provides steel guitar...

Over the last 12 months I have been fortunate enough to catch Hamilton hardcore outfit Brawler N.Z.H.C. a few times, and although I have always been a little concerned that singer Joe Steiner is going to pass out before he finally removes the balaclava, I always know...

When it comes to different cultures and music there is no doubt we are incredibly blessed in Aotearoa, and surely anyone into metal, wherever they are in the world, are aware of Alien Weaponry and the way they blend groove metal and their Maori roots. However, what...

When I saw this turn up I had a massive smile on my face, and was originally transported back to producing Feedback using an electronic typewriter as I reviewed this album when it first came out in 1997, and now here it is back again! This was the debut release from...

As with the vast majority of releases in this series, the artist is unknown to me, but I know I will be keeping an eye out for the name Jade Brodie in future as this is a delight from beginning to end. Her style is country, with some smattering of bluegrass and alt...

Originally released in 1981, this album was reissued in 2022 on vinyl by Cleopatra, and it is wonderful to have the opportunity to hear it. When it comes to British blues there are few who have the reputation of this man, yet as well as being behind one of the most...

Although Sabreen is young, and is currently studying at the University of Auckland, she has been involved in the arts for some time, both in music and poetry and performed at The Others Way Festival as far back as 2018. To date she has released a few singles, the most...

I enjoyed Behemoth’s last studio album, 2018’s ‘I Loved You At Your Darkest’, but did not exactly warrant it as essential, while I was also not exactly gushing about their more recent live ‘In Absentia Dei’, so what would I think of the latest effort? With a Latin...

I don’t think I will ever get used to just how much amazing music there is out there for people willing to look and forego popular radio stations. Last year I was asked if I would like to review a duo I had not previously come across, who were over here from America...

Abby Christo first came to prominence when, in 2015, she appeared on X- Factor NZ as part of duo Mae Valley who has significant success with their debut EP and played alongside country stars such as Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and Kelsea Ballerini. She released her...